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This event occurred on
September 4, 2010
12:00pm - 12:00pm +07
(UTC +7hrs)
Samutprakarn
Thailand

The theme was IMPACT IMAGINATION. We wanted to learn about brilliant ideas but in a way that would spark our community's imagination, inspiring us to take risks with our own ideas to realize them in ways that help others.

We also had a community sculpture activity after lunch. We gave each participant shapes of color paper in their gift bag. The shapes would tessellate when put together. We asked them to put their shapes on a large black background on the stage area with the 'rule' that their shape should touch the other shapes on at least one side. We produced a community sculpture, which we then photographed in its finished state and asked participants to log in to our website where it was displayed, to help name it.

Samutprakarn
Thailand
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Speakers

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Florian Witulski

Florian Witulski is a 24 year-old freelance journalist and blogger from Germany. Using new media and social networks, he has reported from a variety of political hotspots such as Iran, Afghanistan and more recently from the midst of Thailand's worse political violence in decades. His work appeared on various international news channels, in magazines and newspapers. Aside from his work in South East Asia and the Middle East, focused on human rights and censorship, he is very passionate about traveling. He spent most of his life on the road and has traveled to over fifty countries. Florian's TED talk will emphasize the importance of travel in self-development and cultural relativity, and will shed some light on his adventures in foreign countries.

Alvin Hung

Alvin Hung is the CEO of GoAnimate, Inc. and a Serial Entrepreneur. He has been in love with technology since fourth grade. Alvin taught himself BASIC so that he could program an Apple IIE to do math homework for him... Alvin founded GoAnimate, a web platform that enables everyone to create, watch, and distribute animations. With his team, he impacts imagination by designing an application to allow users to create animations without drawing talent or a technical understanding of advanced software such as Flash.

Khun Prapat with Bangbua Network

Bang Bua Network is hailed as the “Real Slumdog Heroes” by Bangkok Media. Bang Bua representative and leader Khun Prapat tells the story of how 12 communities along the Bangkok waterways called “khlong” united and transformed their community through a grassroots effort.

Bennett Haynes

Bennett Haynes works for an organic farmers’ organization in northeast Thailand called the Alternative Agriculture Network – Esan (AAN). During his first year with the AAN, Bennett organized an organic farming curriculum with a local organization called Surin Farmers Support in Surin province. Since then, Bennett has been working on “food ways” research with villagers in Yasothon province. He also coordinates consumer awareness campaigns with the Yasothon Green Market and supports high quality standards for the market. As northeast Thailand grows, what are the implications for food security and food culture? How can organic farming of rice, vegetables, fruits and local herbal plants provide a safe alternative for farmers and consumers? These are the challenges that the AAN approaches through farmer-to-farmer exchange, community-based research, technical training and alternative markets. The AAN also collaborates with key government offices to access more farmers and develop community food security policy.

Ramon 'Bojo' Lijauco

Bojo Lijauco is the Director of the AUP Ambassadors Chorale Arts Society, Ramon “Bojo” Lijauco, Jr. has been directing the chorale since 1998. With his choir, he has recorded five albums, all CD's containing some of his works. He also collaborated as choirmaster with Italian conductor Ruggero Barbieri for the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra performances at the Cultural Center of the Philippines PPO Concert Series and the San Agustin Museum International Music Festivals on major orchestral and choral works such as Handel’s Messiah, John Rutter’s Gloria and Magnificat, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and Mozart’s Requiem. He also served as principal flutist of the AUP Wind Symphony and conducted the AUP Flute Chamber Ensemble, which he co-founded with flutist/soprano Arnie Lou Salazar-Baker. He studied under Esmundo Salazar, Antonio Maigue, and Eric Barcelo of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.As singer, conductor, and flutist, he has performed all over the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, and the major cities in the U.S. and Canada.

Bruno Brugnano

Originally from Milan Italy, Bruno is a long time resident of Bangkok. His studio and live performances as a Producer,Arranger, Composer and Musician are extensive; he has recorded and performed with many well-known musicians around the world and produced over 100 Albums for Thai and International artist including Bird Tongchai McIntyre, Tata Young, Christina Aguilar and many others. Bruno has won many awards including the Thai Academy Movie Award for the Best Original Song, first prize in Milan, Italy at the Sabaoth Music Festival. On May 15th, 2006 Bruno received a special award for the best contemporary song of the year from the Thai Royal Family, quite a rare honor, especially for a non Thai. Bruno’s latest composition for a Malaysian director JOON HAN has been selected for the 65th Venice Film Festival.

Elizabeth Briel

Elizabeth Briel is an artist who explores Asia with her camera, notebook, and paintbrushes. She prints 19th-century photos of disappearing places in distinctive blue tones, paints pictures of sharp-witted women from around the world, and writes about the arts of Asia. While living in Cambodia she taught photography to street children; in Hong Kong she founded a community gallery; and she now works from a Bangkok studio. ThingsAsian Press has published her illustrations and photos in books, and in 2011 will release her book Sensual Papers: a Quest Through the Back Roads and Rivers of Thailand, Laos and Vietnam about her search for handmade papers and the people who make them. She continually experiments with ways to connect artists to communities, and building bridges of understanding between West, East and places in between – we all have more in common than it may seem at first glance. Elizabeth is based in Bangkok and Sydney.

Jeff Utecht

Jeff is an international educator and educational technology consultant. Currently Jeff is working as a Technology and Learning Coordinator for International School Bangkok. He has consulted with and presented at international schools around the world. Jeff has been teaching online graduate classes for different American Universities since 2007. Jeff regularly shares his thoughts on education and technology on his blog, thethinkingstick.com. Jeff has recently been mentioned in the books 'Reinventing Project-Based Learning' and 'Web 2.0, New Tools, New Schools'. Jeff recently wrote a chapter for the book 'Wired For Learning: An Educator's Guide to Web 2.0'.

Jennifer Hartley

Dr. Jennifer Hartley studied theatre (acting and directing) and therapy after completing a degree in Literature and Linguistics in the UK. From here she developed a working practise that combined art and therapy to work with issues of oppression worldwide. She is a specialist in using drama theories and methodology to work in challenging settings and runs projects in a number of countries. An international speaker, lecturer and trainer on both theory and practice, Jennifer specialises in therapy through drama working in Applied Theatre, from which she has developed her own methods; a practise she now uses to work with minority and oppressed groups internationally. Jennifer also writes for and directs theatre worldwide. Her publications include academic studies, plays, poetry and prose. Jennifer is also the founder and director of the UK registered charity Theatre versus Oppression.

Roseanne Trottier

Dr. Rosanne Trottier is an applied anthropologist and linguist. She is an ex-Mediaeval singer who specialized in rediscovering and reinterpreting female church chant. Her focus is traditional knowledge and what she calls “the vexed issues of tangible-intangible heritage.” Dr. Trottier has also completed studies in traditional knowledge and cultural expressions such as herbalism, traditional Thai massage, and traditional North Indian music. IN the past ten years, she has worked on field or village projects in India, Bangladesh, and Thailand.

Shin Fujiyama

Shin Fujiyama was born in a fishing town in Japan in 1983 and immigrated to the US shortly after with his family. During his third year at the University of Mary Washington, Fujiyama decided to volunteer for a week in Honduras at a girls' shelter without giving it much thought. He had no idea that the short trip would ignite his passion to help vulnerable children so much. A few months later, he launched Students Helping Honduras in his dorm room with his classmates and younger sister, Cosmo. Since then, Fujiyama’s organization has taken more than 1,000 volunteers to Honduras and has raised more than one million dollars to help vulnerable children raise themselves out of poverty. His goal is to create a chapter of SHH in every single university in the US.

Suphachai Chearavanont

True President and CEO Supachai Chearavanont plays an important role in many social development activities, especially in education and natural and environmental preservation. Personally heading TRUE’s various social contribution activities, which focus on young people in Bangkok and nationwide, as well as on underprivileged children. Khun Supachai believes that if we can improve young people’s understanding and provide them with the resources they need to enjoy a wide range of educational opportunities, we will be able to stimulate their creativity, encourage their innovative thinking and help them develop and express their ideas in rational and systematic ways. For his community outreach programs, Khun Supachai was named “Telecom Man of the Year” in 2006 for his contributions in encouraging knowledge and learning among the nation’s youth.”

Organizing team

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Bangkok, Thailand
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